RIM's hard core business devices, the 8800 series, have long been overshadowed by the slicker and more entertaining Curve and Pearl model lines. That trend has ended, though, now that the new Bold 9000 series of devices are shipping. The BlackBerry Bold 9000 maintains the 8800's slightly larger form factor and keyboard but packs in a high-resolution display and modern multimedia features and stuffs them into a striking new design. The corporate suits, it seems, no longer have reason to be envious of the regular folk. Physical...
RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the second generation of the company's compact, full-QWERTY messaging smartphone. It features the same basic form factor as the original 8300 series devices, but gets some nicely upgraded features as well as a bit of the BlackBerry Storm and Bold's styling. We reviewed a T-Mobile USA version of the 8900, which supports the company's UMA based HotSpot @Home VoIP calling service. Physical Aspects At 112g (3.9oz) in weight and measuring 109.5mm x 60.5mm x 13.5mm (4.3" x 2.4" x .5") in size, the...